BC Rytas
| BC Rytas | |||
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| 2024–25 BC Rytas season | |||
| Nickname | Juodai baltai raudoni (The Black White Reds) | ||
| Leagues | Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) Basketball Champions League (BCL) | ||
| Founded | 1963 (as Statyba) ‡ 1997 (as BC Lietuvos rytas) | ||
| History | Statyba 1963–1997 Statyba-Lietuvos rytas 1997–1998 Lietuvos rytas 1998–2018 Rytas 2018–present | ||
| Arena | Active Vilnius Arena | ||
| Capacity | 2,741 | ||
| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| Team colors | Black, white, red | ||
| Team manager | Mantvydas Dabašinskas | ||
| Head coach | Giedrius Žibėnas | ||
| Ownership | Darius Gudelis (main), Vilnius City Municipality, Perlas and Norvelita | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Rytas-2 (NKL) Rytas MRU (RKL) | ||
| Championships | 2 EuroCup 7 LKL 3 LKF Cup 2 King Mindaugas Cup 1 NEBL 3 BBL 1 BBL Cup 6 Lithuanian SSR League 5 Lithuanian SSR Cup 2 USSR A class League | ||
| Retired numbers | 2 (7, 13) | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
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Basketball Club Rytas, commonly referred to as Rytas Vilnius, is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top tier of Lithuanian basketball, and internationally in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) since 2020.
The club plays its home matches in the 2,741-capacity Active Vilnius Arena, with select domestic and all international matches played at the 10,000-capacity Twinsbet Arena.
Nicknamed juodai baltai raudoni (The Black White Reds), Rytas are one of the most successful basketball clubs in Lithuania. Domestically, the club has won 7 league titles, 3 LKF Cups and 2 King Mindaugas Cups. Internationally, Rytas have won 2 EuroCup titles and 3 Baltic Basketball League (BBL) titles.
The club's affiliate teams, Rytas-2 and Rytas-MRU, are used for development of young players and compete in the National Basketball League (NKL) and the Regional Basketball League (RKL), respectively.
Notable members of the club include Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Jonas Valančiūnas, Martynas Gecevičius, Renaldas Seibutis, Simas Jasaitis, Robertas Javtokas, Darius Songaila, Marijonas Petravičius, Rimantas Kaukėnas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Gintaras Einikis, Deividas Sirvydis, Rokas Giedraitis, Artūras Gudaitis, Ąžuolas Tubelis.